Overview
- Toronto Police identified the victim as 37-year-old Brampton resident Chandan Kumar Raja Nandakumar, who was shot around 3:31 p.m. on Feb. 7 at Woodbine Shopping Centre and died in hospital, marking the city’s third homicide of 2026.
- Investigators believe the attack was targeted, the suspects fled in a vehicle, and no arrests or suspect descriptions have been released.
- Detectives are canvassing for witnesses and requesting CCTV or dashcam footage to help reconstruct the incident.
- Crime-scene images show a white SUV with numerous bullet holes and a shattered driver-side window, indicating multiple rounds were fired at close range.
- Nandakumar, originally from Thyamagondlu/Nelamangala in Karnataka and employed in Canada as an IT professional, has family receiving assistance from Karnataka and Indian authorities for repatriation, with the state home minister saying the remains are expected in Bengaluru on Saturday.